Frost formation and heat transfer on a cold surface in ice fog

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 538-546

  Mago, Pedro J ^a   Sherif, S A ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Fog; Frost; Heat transfer; Humid air; Mass transfer; Modelling; Surface

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FROST EFFECTS; HEAT TRANSFER; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PSYCHROMETERS; SUPERSATURATION;

COLD SURFACE; FROST DEPOSITION; FROST FORMATION; HEAT TRANSFER RATE;

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 18144431007     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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